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Manual Handling Risk Assessment for
STAINLESS STEEL CLEANING
Activity
Potential
Hazards
Risk
Rating
Control Measures
Responsibility
Bending on knees to
bend forward to clean
areas on the floor.
Knee- Ankle Strain
Medium Minimise the time employees are required to
work on their knees by breaking the work up
over a longer period i.e. week.
Rotate employees on tasks requiring kneeling.
Supervisor and H&S Rep to
ensure training and assess
competency.
Cleaner to ensure they alternate
their duties to provide
appropriate breaks.
Repetitive nature of
stainless steel cleaning.
Joint strain
Medium Minimise the time employees are required to
undertake the task by breaking the work up over
a longer period i.e. week.
Rotate employees on tasks requiring kneeling.
Supervisor and H&S Rep to
ensure training and assess
competency.
Cleaner to ensure they alternate
their duties to provide
appropriate breaks.
Manual Handling Risk Assessment for
SWEEPING
Activity
Potential
Hazards
Risk
Rating
Control Measures
Responsibility
Some forceful backward
and forward movement
of the broom.
Shoulder and arm
muscular strain
Medium Make sure manual handling training has been
provided, including the correct movement of the
broom in relation to the body
Supervisor and H&S Rep to
ensure training and assess
competency.
Bending under or
around objects when
sweeping in and around.
Muscular strain to
shoulder, neck, arm.
Low Ensure the broom is an appropriate size and
weight for the cleaner. Check handle is long
enough/not too long.
Manual handling training at induction and follow
up by supervisor where identified.
Supervisor and H&S Rep to
ensure training and assess.
Constant holding of the
broom to control
movement.
Muscular/tendon
stress or pressure
Low Make sure manual handling training has been
provided, including the correct use of handgrips
when using the broom.
Gloves should be used if sweeping for extended
period of time.
Supervisor and H&S Rep to
ensure training and assess
competency.
Cleaner to ensure they alternate
their duties to provide
appropriate breaks.
When large areas are
being cleaned,
sustained sweeping
occurs.
Muscular tiredness
through repetition
Low Rest breaks must be provided where work is
over 30 mins. Five minutes spent on a different
task before returning to the sweeping.
Cleaner to ensure they alternate
their duties to provide
appropriate breaks.
Where sweeping is done
in stairwells or
passageways,
restrictions to movement
may apply
Muscular sprains
and strains to upper
body
Low Rotate task with other areas to avoid restricted
areas over a continued period of time.
Cleaner to ensure they alternate
their duties to provide
appropriate breaks.